Name: Crisis In Agricultural Incomes By Madhura Swaminathan 24 May 2019 ICAR IIHR Bengaluru by Sridhar Gutam
Duration: 1 h 19 min 27 s
Description: Crisis in Agricultural Incomes by Madhura Swaminathan 24 May 2019 ICAR IIHR Bengaluru SPH Bengaluru

In this HAA Alumni Education event, Peter Suber and Kyle Courtney examine open access, copyright, fair use, and the work of Harvard Library’s Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC). Suber and Courtney are working on the front lines in order to make Harvard scholarship available to scholars the world over.

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 FAO estimates indicate that more than 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger. Think about that figure for a second. With this number in mind, the next figures may be a bit astonishing.  It is also estimated that roughly 30 percent of global food production. That is, 40-50 percent of root crops, fruits and vegetables; 20 percent of oilseeds, meat and dairy products; and 35 per cent of fish,  is either lost or wasted. This amounts to about  1.3 billion tonnes of wasted food. In other words, it is enough food to potentially feed 2 billion people. Tony Bennett, is part of the Agro Food Industries Group at FAO in Rome. He is part of a team that is working on an a new and innovative project that – for the first time – brings together a range of stakeholders and resources and allows them to share experiences and best practices. 

New online platform for Global Community of Practice on food losses

Genetic diversity is being described as a “hidden tool” for a world coping with climate change. This message and more are being highlighted in a new book released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It’s called: ´Coping with climate change: the roles of genetic resources for food and agriculture’. According to FAO, it is the raw material of our food systems which is key to helping agriculture adapt to volatile weather and rising temperatures. 

Linda Collette is Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. In the following interview she explains the role of genetic diversity in coping with climate change, what stage the world is at in terms of having the right policies and conservation programmes in place, and talks about one African country that is showing the right initiative. (Interview conducted by Sandra Ferrari)

Genetic diversity a hidden tool in coping with climate change

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From the 14 to the 18 of March 2015 world leaders and the international development community will gather in Sendai, Japan for the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. The aim of the conference is to help countries build resilience against natural disasters. According to the UNISDER Global Assessment report for 2015, the annual average loss from intensive disasters is estimated at approximately 314 billion dollars. Amid this global dialogue where a number of issues will be put forward, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization will be bringing a particularly strong message to the table. According to the initial results of a new study being released by FAO, nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are registered from the agriculture sector. 

Dominique Burgeon is FAO's Resilience Coordinator in Rome. In the following interview he elaborates on the figures in this latest report and explains FAO’s approach to manage risks to the agriculture sector. (interview conducted by Sandra Ferrari)

Agriculture bears major brunt of disaster impacts, new report says

Crisis in Agricultural Incomes by Madhura Swaminathan 24 May 2019 ICAR IIHR Bengaluru SPH Bengaluru

Crisis In Agricultural Incomes By Madhura Swaminathan 24 May 2019 ICAR IIHR Bengaluru

Sridhar Gutam

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